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Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours
22 June – 6 October 2024
This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world.
Highlights
Meet the Artist: Megan Rooney
Join us for an in-conversation with Megan Rooney to celebrate the launch of the Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours exhibition publication.
Exhibition Tour – Megan Rooney: Echoes and Hours
Join writer Peter de Bolla for a response to Megan Rooney: Echoes and Hours.
Performance: Spin Down Sky by Megan Rooney
Join us to experience Spin Down Sky, a new dance performance by Megan Rooney commissioned specially for Echoes & Hours.
Exhibition Visit: Nigel Hall RA at Robert Cripps Gallery, Magdalene College
Join the Friends for a visit to see Nigel Hall’s new exhibition at Robert Cripps Gallery, Magdalene College.
Wild Seed Sculptures: Adult Workshop
Join artist Kelly Briggs to create your own unique, small-scale sculpture which will disintegrate over time and become a patch of beautiful wild flowers.
Coming Next
Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa
22 October 2024 - 16 February 2025Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe. Drawing on southern African culture, Christian iconography, traditional European painting and African printmaking, this exhibition will show artworks informed by the artists own dreams and the spiritual traditions she grew up with as a child.
Barbara Hepworth: ‘a work of mine in your house’
22 October 2024 – 16 February 2025This new display in the Research Space at Kettle’s Yard brings together works by Barbara Hepworth that are not ordinarily on permanent display in the Kettle’s Yard house. The display also includes works by artists who have been inspired by Hepworth including Alfred Wallis (1855-1942), Ann-Marie James (b. 1981) and Catherine Yass (b. 1963).
Upcoming Concerts
Doric String Quartet
Join us for the first Chamber Music concert of the 2024/25 season as we welcome newcomers to Kettle’s Yard, the Doric String Quartet.
Chamber Music 2024-25 Subscription Ticket
Buy a subscription ticket to the 2024-25 series of Chamber Music concerts at Kettle's Yard. The subscription ticket gives you entry to all fifteen concerts over the year, saving up to £120.
Castalian Quartet and Tim Posner, cello
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Castalian Quartet and Tim Posner, cello, in the Kettle's Yard house.
Sterling Elliott, cello, Gabriele Strata, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Sterling Elliott and Gabriele Strata in the Kettle's Yard house.
Trio Chagall
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Trio Chagall in the Kettle's Yard house.
Alessandro Fisher, tenor, and Simon Lepper, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Alessandro Fisher and Simon Lepper in the Kettle's Yard house.
Kathryn Stott, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Kathryn Stott on piano in the Kettle's Yard house.
Marmen Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome back the Marmen Quartet to the Kettle's Yard house.
Fidelio Trio
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Fidelio Trio in the Kettle's Yard house.
Maxwell Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome back the Maxwell Quartet to the Kettle's Yard house.
Michael Collins, clarinet and Michael McHale, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome Michael Collins, clarinet and Michael McHale, piano to the Kettle's Yard house.
Astatine Piano Trio
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Astatine Piano Trio in the Kettle's Yard house.
For Families and Young People
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.
Studio Sunday: Relaxed Session
Join us for a relaxed Studio Sunday session aimed at children and families with additional sensory needs.
Early Years Studio
Early Years Studio is a fun, creative, immersive experience for children aged 0–4.
Early Years Studio
Early Years Studio is a fun, creative, immersive experience for children aged 0–4.